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  • Video – Ballmer on Immigration

    Here’s a 15-minute video about immigration by Jeff Ballmer, ex-Microsoft executive. It keys off 2022 data – so a bit dated – but conceptually accurate.

  • Immigration Crackdown Hurting Agriculture

    The Washington Post’s Lauren Kaori Gurley reported that “the Trump administration said that its immigration crackdown is hurting farmers and risking higher food prices for Americans by cutting off agriculture’s labor supply.” Concerns: Immigration crackdowns are creating instability in the agricultural workforce which threatens (1) the stability of domestic food production and (2) prices for US…

  • Unauthorized by the numbers

    Here are two good resources from Migration Policy Institute about unauthorized residents in the U.S.: Fact Sheet: Changing Origins, Rising Numbers Data Profiles of Unauthorized Residents by State

  • US Latino Population hits 68 million

    A recent report from UCLA and California Luthern University shows that 1 in 4 Americans is now of Latino heritage. Read this article about these findings. See more details from the study here.

  • 1 Big Beautiful Bill – Anti-Immigrant Policies explained

    The National Immigration Law Center has provided this explainer of the anti-immigrant policies in the 2025 Reconciliation Bill. These changes include:

  • Mass Deportation Agenda is Already Damaging the U.S. Economy

    This press release, from America’s Voice, summarizes a report from Economic Insights and Research Consulting which describes the impact that deportations have had on the economy. The report shows significant changes to (1) agriculture, (2) construction, and (3) leisure/hospitality. Read the press release here You can download the paper Warning Signs of the Economic Harms…

  • Immigrants and The Economy

    Heather Cox Richardson provides this historic perspective on Immigrants and The Economy

  • Population and The Economy Debate

    Here is a video of a debate between two immigration experts, Steven Camarota (Center for Immigration Studies) and David Bier (CATO Institute), about immigrants and their effect on wages and the economy.

  • Pennsylvania Farmers Stuggle to find Workers

    The Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that, between March and July (2025), the agricultural workforce fell by 155,000 workers (7%). The Pew Research Center reports that, between January and July (2025), the U.S. labor force fell by 750,000 immigrant workers. Farmers, in particular, are being hit hard – not only with changes in the workforce…

  • Ronald Reagan’s Farewell Speech to the Nation, January 11, 1989

    Here is Ronald Reagan’s Farewell Speech to the Nation from the Oval Office of The Whilte House on January 11, 1989. “Since this is the last speech that I will give as President, I think it’s fitting to leave one final thought, an observation about a country which I love. It was stated best in…